housewife on July 3rd, 2009

Part of our daily routine has become at least one dip in the pool. Of course, before we get in, I put sunblock on both my little girl and me. There are two ingredients that are used in the United States to make true sunblock - zinc oxide and titanuim dioxide. The Coppertone for [...]

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housewife on September 13th, 2007

It doesn’t take much to really impress a two year old. I picked up Rae a coloring book on sale and decided to get her a pack of colors to go with it. I spent less than $1 for both items.
She has had more fun with the colors. First she took them all out of [...]

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housewife on April 18th, 2007

We have old windows in our home. It’s been such nice weather lately that I like to open them to let in the fresh air. The windows won’t stay up, so I have to prop them open. Usually I use a book to do this.
Well, today I made the mistake of using one of Rae’s [...]

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housewife on April 2nd, 2007

Today I was picking up a few things for Rae’s Easter basket. I’ve been debating about whether to buy the plastic grass. I bought some last year and while it looks pretty in the basket, the plastic grass can be a pain to get rid of. Even after dumping the grass into the trash, weeks [...]

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housewife on March 21st, 2007

Spring is here, and the little ones will be spending much more time outside. Chances are you will buy at least one blowing bubbles container. It never fails with little kids that soon that soapy mixture will be spilled. Now you can go buy more, or you can even buy a gallon bubble refill. A [...]

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housewife on March 6th, 2007

We couldn’t wait for our baby to walk. Now she is on the move and into everything. She loves to open the cabinets and either empty them or put toys in there. My husband installed safety latches that do a good job of keeping her out of the cabinets.
She can open them about two inches [...]

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housewife on March 5th, 2007

Cradle cap is something that we’ve been battling ever since Raegan was born. No matter what I’ve tried or done cradle cap has been a persistent problem that there seemed to be no solution.
I have tried the special cradle cap treatment with very little success. All it does is make her hair look oily and [...]

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housewife on February 16th, 2007

I’ve been slowly decluttering our home. It’s a slow process as I’m trying to take my time and actually get rid of stuff instead of shuffling it to another room. Each day I try to hit a new room, thinking about containers that would be useful to have in the room.
Our family room is a [...]

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housewife on February 5th, 2007

When your toddler becomes mobile, prepare to make some lifestyle changes. I have a habit of dropping my keys by the door. This makes it easy to find them unless the toddler gets a hold of them.
Apparently she grabbed my keys, walked with them, and dropped them off in the kitchen cabinets. I looked everywhere [...]

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housewife on January 26th, 2007

When the little one was first born, I had seen mobiles and other toys to use at the diaper changing station of your nursery to keep the baby entertained while you change their diaper. Well, I never had a need for any of that since our baby was always still and didn’t seem to mind [...]

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